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Shre veport, LA
EPA Brownfields Initiative
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustain ably reuse
brownfields. Abrownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 1 1, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
P^vitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through four competitive grant programs: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and
job training grants. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through a
separate mechanism.
Background
EPA selected the City of Shreveport for a Brownfields
Pilot. Shreveport (1990 Census population 193,525) is
the state's third largest city and is located at the
crossroads of major rail and highway systems that
transport large volumes of hazardous materials. During
the regional decline of the oil industry in the 1930s,
Shreveport lost 10,000 jobs, many ofthem located in the
older inner-city industrial area. The inner city contains
hundreds of acres of industrial sites that lie vacant due
partly to the presence or threat of contamination. Fear of
environmental liability due to brownfields contamination
is impeding redevelopment, increasing urban blight, and
causing businesses to locate in prime agricultural areas
outside the city. The urban core, designated a local
empowerment zone (EZ), had an unemployment rate of
20 percent and a poverty rate of 40 percent in 1995-96.
The area has been chosen for the federal National
Performance Preview program to demonstrate a
comprehensive strategy for enhancing delivery of federal
support to troubled neighborhoods. In 1995-96, citywide
unemployment was 10.6 percent, 24 percent of families
were living in poverty, and 47 percent of the population
was composed of minorities.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 06/13/1996
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets the abandoned industrial
sites within the city's empowerment zone.
Contacts
For farther information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the
EPA Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. ep a. go v/brownfi el d s).
EPA Pv.egion 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6730
EPA Pv.egion 6 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. ep a. go v/regi on6/b rown fi el ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Shreveport,LA
(313) 673-7660
Obj ectives
The overall objective of the Pilot is to increase the
economic and environmental viability of Shreveport's
urban core neighborhoods. This will be accomplished
by formalizing partnerships between the city and other
organizations concerned with economic and
environmental revitalization; implementing
environmental assessments at specific properties;
promoting brownfields redevelopment opportunities;
leveraging resources to attract federal, state, and private
Sands; and coordinating business, educational,
neighborhood, and other activities to achieve the overall
objective.
Activities
The Pilot has:
•	Established a Brownfields Advisory Committee
to enable participation by all stakeholder groups
in the Brownfields Initiative;
•	Identified and inventoried more than 300
potential brownfields sites using a geographic
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information system (GIS);
•	Completed Phase I and/or II environmental
assessments at 4 of the 16 targeted properties
(following Pilot assessments, the Allen/Ashton
and Kings Highway properties were determined
to require no cleanup activities); and
•	Helped sponsor "Louisiana Brownfields Day."
The event was dedicated to highlighting
brownfields economic development
opportunities for legislators, government
officials, developers, and others interested in
brownfields redevelopment.
The Pilot is:
•	Exploring legal, financial, and technological
options for brownfields cleanup, planning, and
redevelopment;
•	Educating the community about brownfields
problems and opportunities in the targeted area;
and
•	Providing a forum to develop community-based
strategies for long-term brownfields cleanup and
redevelopment.
Leveraging Other Activities Experience with the
Shreveport Pilot has been a catalyst for related
activities, including the following:
•	Redevelopment activities are underway at six
properties.
•	Ninety-five new redevelopment jobs were
created.
•	A total of $16.3 million in redevelopment dollars
was leveraged for the HICA Steel Foundry and
Festival sites.
•	EPA awarded Shreveport a $350,000
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund
grant.
•	EPA selected Shreveport for a Brownfields Job
Training Pilot grant.
•	EPA provided Shreveport with a $200,000
supplemental assistance brownfields assessment
grant in 2000.
The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
this information. The cooperative agreement for the
grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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Brownfields 1996 Supplemental Assessment
Pilot Fact Sheet
City of Shre vep ort, LA
EPA Brownfields Initiative
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustain ably reuse
brownfields. Abrownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 1 1, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Pvevitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through four competitive grant programs: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and
job training grants. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through a
separate mechanism.
Background
EPA awarded the City of Shre vep ort supplemental
assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration
Pilot and additional funding for assessments at
brownfield properties to be used for greenspace
purposes. Shreveport (population 193,525) is the state's
third largest city and is located at the crossroads of major
rail and highway systems that transport large volumes of
hazardous materials. During the regional decline ofthe
oil industry in the 1930s, Shreveport lost 10,000 jobs,
many of them located in the older inner-city industrial
area. The inner city contained hundreds of acres of
industrial sites that remained vacant due in part to the
presence or threat of contamination. The urban core,
designated a local Empowerment Zone, had an
unemployment rate of 20 percent and a poverty rate of
40 percent in 1995-1996.
The supplemental assistance Sands will be used to
continue to prepare downtown brownfields sites for
re development-at the Biomedical Pv.es ear ch Foundation
InterTech Area and other neighborhoods to be targeted.
In addition, the supplemental assistance will be used to
prepare the Cross Bayou area for reuse as greenspace
with trails and parks.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 03/01/2000
Amount: $150,000
$50,000 for Greenspace
Profile: City o f Shre vep ort, LA The Pilot targets
two brownfields in the Biomedical Pv.esearch
Foundation InterTech area, will identify other
neighborhoods to target for redevelopment, and will
help prepare the Cross Bayou area for reuse as
greenspace.
Contacts
For farther information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the
EPA Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. ep a. go v/brownfi el d s).
EPA Pv.egion 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6730
EPA Pv.egion 6 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. ep a. go v/regi on6/b ro wn fi el ds)
Grant Pvecipient: City of Shreveport,LA
(313) 673-7660
Obj ectives
Shreveport's goal is to create healthy, safe, and
sustainable communities through public-private
partnerships and community participation in all
brownfields cleanup and revitalization activities. The
Biomedical Pv.esearch Foundation InterTech area, a
tar get for thi s sup pi em ental as si stan ce, i s p art o f the
city's revitalization strategy. Greenspace proj ects will
complement the overall brownfields initiative and will
primarily be targeted at the Cross Bayou Corridor,
which was a core neighborhood targeted in the original
Pilot.
To accomplish these objectives, the Pilot plans to:
• Perform Phase I and II environmental
assessments on two properties in the InterTech
area:
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•	Identify and conduct environmental assessments
on other priority brownfields;
•	Expand the Geographical Information System
(GIS) database for a comprehensive inventory of
brownfields across the city; and
•	Perform Phase I and II environmental
assessments on properties at the Cross Bayou
area to prepare the site for reuse as greenspace
with trails and parks.
The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet
been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
this information. The cooperative agreement for the
grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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Washington, DC 20450
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Brownfields 1996 Supplemental Assessment
Pilot Fact Sheet
Shreveport, Louisiana
EPA Brownfields Initiative
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustain ably reuse
brownfields. Abrownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 1 1, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
P^vitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through four competitive grant programs: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and
job training grants. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through a
separate mechanism.
Background
EPA awarded Shreveport supplemental assistance for its
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot.
Shreveport (population 193,500) is the state's third
largest city and is located at the crossroads of major rail
and highway systems that transport large volumes of
hazardous materials. During the regional decline ofthe
oil industry in the 1930s, Shreveport lost 10,000 jobs,
many of them located in the older inner-city industrial
area. The inner city contains hundreds of acres of
industrial sites that lie vacant due to the perceived threat
of contamination. Fear of environmental liability is
impeding redevelopment, increasing urban blight, and
causing businesses to locate in prime agricultural areas
outside the city. The urban core, a federal Empowerment
Zone (EZ), has an unemployment rate of 20 percent and
a poverty rate of 40 percent, approximately double the
citywide rates.
The objective of the Pilot is to increase the economic and
environmental viability of Shreveport's urban core
neighborhoods. This is being accomplished by
formalizing partnerships between the city and other
organizations working toward revitalization;
implementing environmental assessments at specific
properties; promoting brownfields redevelopment
opportunities; leveraging resources to attract federal,
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Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 06/13/1996
Amount: $150,000
Profile: The Pilot plans to conduct assessments of
43 acres in the InterTech area, which is slated for
redevelopment as a medical science and research
park.
Contacts
For farther information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the
EPA Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. ep a. go v/brownfi el d s).
EPA Pv.egion 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6730
EPA Pv.egion 6 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. ep a. go v/regi on6/b ro wn fi el ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Shreveport,LA
(313) 673-7660
Obj ectives
The city will use the supplemental assistance to conduct
Phase I and Phase II assessments at two sites in the city's
InterTech Area, which is in one of the oldest urban
neighborhoods surrounding the city center. The area
almost ceased to exist as an industrial area after 1969.
Many of the buildings are abandoned or run down.
P^development plans are to convert the area into a
planned medical science and research park.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
•	Completing Phase I and Phase II environmental
assessments at two sites comprising 43 acres in
the InterTech area;
•	Conducting Phase I environmental site
assessments at up to seven additional priority
sites;
•	Updating and maintaining the city's brownfields
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business, educational, neighborhood, and other
organizations.
database; and
Continuing outreach and community
involvement activities.
The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
this information. The cooperative agreement for the
grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
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and Emergency
Response(5105T)
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